Almudena Ruiz-Giménez Úbeda

ARGU | Keep A Child Alive

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

About

Almudena Ruiz-Giménez Úbeda is an MBA & international architect, of Spanish decent, raised in Madrid. Almudena obtained her Bachelor degree in architecture from The Politecnica University of Madrid, and was the youngest graduate with a distinction for her extraordinary achievements in the School of Architecture in Norway, where she received her Master's Degree. After spending two and a half years in Norway, as an architect, Almudena decided to change her professional path and moved to New York City. She collaborated with the PVBLIC Foundation and the United Nations as the Senior coordinator for the Media For Social Impact hosted in New York in 2015. Almudena started since childhood as a volunteer at her local Elderly House and continued her charity work by collaborating at an HIV clinic in Africa. In 2015, with the age of 23 she leaded a fundraising effort benefiting families in Africa. In 2017, Almudena co-founded DSIGN, an architecture and digital design startup that was awarded several times in Spain as a successful and young company. After 4 years working as an entrepreneur, Almudena decided to join ARGU Inversiones S.L. / Holdings LLC as Partners & Investment Analyst. Almudena is a person full of life and enthusiasm whose main goal in life is to make an impact in this world, a young female entrepreneur with both professional and personal qualities. A true team players, always open to collaborate with her skills. Almudena has travel around the world, fluent in Spanish and English.

Experience

  • Investment Director Family Office at ARGU
    Apr 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 3 mos

    ARGU is a family office that focuses on investing in high quality companies and innovative teams.

  • Creative Consultant at Keep a Child Alive
    May 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 2 mos

    Co-founded in 2003 by Alicia Keys, Keep a Child Alive (KCA) is committed to empowering children and young people with the necessary resources, confidence and opportunities to reach their full potential and live healthier, happier lives. KCA currently provides financial and programmatic support to community organizations in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and India, serving over 150,000 people each year.

  • Investment Associate at ATW Partners LLC
    May 2021 - Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    ATW Partners is a New York-based hybrid venture capital/private equity firm that focuses on investing in high quality companies at various stages. Investors choose ATW for our unique and disciplined investment process targeting high risk-adjusted returns. We invest in debt and equity and offer investment flexibility to our portfolio companies with tailored investment structure solutions. Our credit (i.e. debt) strategy often provides an optimal solution for companies that seek to lower their near-term debt servicing obligations and cost of borrowing. Our equity strategy not only provides growth and subsequent follow-on capital to our portfolio companies, but our deep relationships within the investment community also brings strategic value. Our team has extensive experience in partnering with entrepreneurs to build successful businesses across a broad range of industries around the globe.

  • Co-Founder at dsigñ.
    Jan 2017 - Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    DSIGN es un estudio de arquitectura, diseño y digitalización BIM fundado por tres jóvenes arquitectos españoles. Hemos sido estudiantes de arquitectura y estamos trabajando como arquitectos durante una de las crisis más profundas de la profesión y es así como hemos vivido y experimentado la deshumanización y desconexión de la arquitectura con sus vividores. Nos hemos dado cuenta que hace falta diseñar espacios y generar arquitecturas para sus usuarios. Con el objetivo de recuperar este valor social de la Arquitectura surge DSIGN. A través de la innovación y las nuevas tecnologías, DSIGN crea espacios de valor para vivir y disfrutar, ya sean físicos o virtuales. www.dsignarchitecture.com www.dsigncloud.com

  • Project Manager at P3 Global Management Inc.
    Feb 2016 - Jan 2017 · 1 yr

    P3 Global Management Inc. (“P3GM”) is a smart city infrastructure development and advisory firm currently operating in the U.S. and Latin America. P3GM cultivates strategic relationships with innovative companies and governments at the local, regional, and national level in order to establish long-term private partnerships (“PPP”). Working together with city partners, P3GM designs and develops smart city solutions with the goals of the municipality and its residents in mind. Through PPPs, P3GM acts a technology-neutral intermediary, integrating best-in-breed technologies and solutions across the energy, telecommunications, transportation & mobility, security, and out-of-home media industries. As a result, P3GM unlocks social, environmental and economic value by enabling cities to generate new revenue streams while reducing costs. P3GM develops and manages leading infrastructure projects including, but not limited to, the implementation of LED lighting and sensory applications, bike share programs, WI-FI networks, security cameras, smart payphones, parking optimization solutions, interactive wayfinding kiosks, and other smart platforms. P3GM is committed to providing sustainable solutions that improve the quality of life and economic opportunities for cities.